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Typhoon Pepito continues to strengthen over Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines – More areas were placed under tropical cyclone wind signals, including Metro Manila and Rizal at Signal No. 1, as Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) further intensified over the Philippine...
View ArticleTyphoon Pepito: Track, wind signals, rainfall warnings, latest news
Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi), the Philippines’ 16th tropical cyclone for 2024 and sixth tropical cyclone in less than a month, is set to affect Eastern Visayas and much of Luzon. Rain is expected to range...
View ArticleOfel weakens into tropical storm, reenters PAR
MANILA, Philippines – Ofel (Usagi) weakened from a severe tropical storm into a tropical storm on Friday evening, November 15, and reentered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 10 pm. Ofel...
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine must do everything to end war next year
KYIV, Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy, commenting at a decisive moment after Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleCreamline wrecks Petro Gazz as Alyssa Valdez returns; Cignal routs...
ANTIPOLO, Philippines – Philippine volleyball icon Alyssa Valdez celebrated her on-court return in the best way possible, as Creamline trounced rival Petro Gazz to open its five-peat PVL All-Filipino...
View ArticleUST Tigers roar to Final Four, deal Adamson tougher semis path
MANILA, Philippines – University of Santos Tomas showed it’s back in fighting form. Long hoping to relive their glory years, the UST Growling Tigers finally clinched a spot in the UAAP Final Four...
View ArticleGroups call out Cathay Pacific’s mangrove planting on seagrass bed in Cebu
MANILA, Philippines – Science experts and environmental groups this week called out airline Cathay Pacific for planting mangroves on an existing seagrass bed in Carcar, Cebu. In a November 12 Facebook...
View ArticlePinay5 ASEAN Futsal debut ends in stalemate vs Myanmar
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines opened its ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship campaign with a 2-2 draw against Myanmar on Saturday night, November 16, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City....
View ArticleInternet cut during protests in India’s violence-hit Manipur state
GUWAHATI, India – Authorities in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur suspended internet and mobile services and imposed an indefinite curfew on Saturday, November 16, in areas where protesters...
View ArticleUAAP postpones November 17 games due to Super Typhoon Pepito
MANILA, Philippines – The UAAP postponed the game slate in six sports on Sunday, November 17, due to the looming threat of Super Typhoon Pepito in Metro Manila. The league said in a memo late...
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Super Typhoon Pepito makes landfall in Catanduanes
MANILA, Philippines – Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) made landfall in Panganiban, Catanduanes, at 9:40 pm on Saturday, November 16, bringing violent winds and intense to torrential rain. The Philippine...
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Biden, Xi set for tense final meeting in Peru as Trump era looms
LIMA, Peru – Joe Biden meets Chinese president Xi Jinping for the last time as US president on Saturday, November 16, but the leaders’ goal of lowering tensions before Donald Trump‘s inauguration is...
View ArticleHIGHLIGHTS: Miss Universe 2024
Miss Universe Philippines 2024 Chelsea Manalo represents the country at the Miss Universe 2024 coronation night to be held at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Sunday, November 17, 10 am, Philippine time....
View ArticlePope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
ROME, Italy – Pope Francis has suggested the global community should study whether Israel’s military campaign in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people, in some of his most explicit...
View ArticleWesley So rallies to clinch 2nd behind Magnus Carlsen in blitz
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So won his last six matches on Sunday, November 17, and vaulted to second place behind world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the 2024 Tata Steel Chess India blitz tournament at...
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Pepito weakens into typhoon, crosses Nueva Vizcaya
MANILA, Philippines – Signal No. 5 was lifted as Pepito (Man-yi) weakened from a super typhoon into a typhoon while crossing mainland Luzon early Sunday evening, November 17. Pepito’s maximum...
View ArticleRussia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in ‘massive’ air strike
KYIV, Ukraine – Russia unleashed its largest air strike on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, November 17, launching 120 missiles and 90 drones that killed at least seven people and caused...
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New gov’t media task force head vows end to red-tagging, closer look at killings
MANILA, Philippines – Journalist Caloy Conde on his podcast, posted on YouTube, Sunday, November 17, talked to fellow newsman Joe Torres, the new chief of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security...
View ArticleDozens killed and wounded in Israeli strikes across Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Egypt – Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured in an Israeli strike on a multi-story residential building housing at least six families in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya town on Sunday,...
View ArticlePowerhouse Thailand outclasses Pinay5 in ASEAN Women’s Futsal
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines suffered a lopsided beatdown against powerhouse Thailand, 7-0, on the second day of the ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship on Sunday, November 17, at the...
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